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Mayoral election in Montpelier, Vermont (2022)
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| 2022 Montpelier elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: January 24, 2022 |
| General election: March 1, 2022 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor |
| Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2022 |
The city of Montpelier, Vermont, held a general election for mayor on March 1, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was January 24, 2022.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Mayor
General election
General election for Mayor of Montpelier
Incumbent Anne Watson defeated Stephen Whitaker in the general election for Mayor of Montpelier on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Anne Watson (Nonpartisan) | 82.6 | 1,751 |
| Stephen Whitaker (Nonpartisan) | 15.0 | 318 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.4 | 50 | ||
| Total votes: 2,119 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Vermont elections, 2022
March 1, 2022
- City elections in Montpelier, Vermont (2022)
- Central Vermont Public Safety Authority District, Vermont, Article 19, Public Safety Operating Budget Measure (March 2022)
- Montpelier, Vermont, Article 12, East State Street Reconstruction Bond Measure (March 2022)
- Montpelier, Vermont, Article 13, Capital Projects Bond Measure (March 2022)
- Montpelier, Vermont, Article 14, Purchase of Elks Club Land Bond Measure (March 2022)
- Montpelier, Vermont, Article 15, Water Resource Recovery Facility Bond Measure (March 2022)
- Montpelier, Vermont, Article 16, Downtown Non-Residential Property Tax Levy Measure (March 2022)
- Montpelier, Vermont, Article 17, Kellogg-Hubbard Library Appropriation Measure (March 2022)
- Montpelier, Vermont, Article 18, Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice Expenditures Measure (March 2022)
- Montpelier, Vermont, Article 5, Payment of Debts and Current Expenses Question (March 2022)
- Montpelier, Vermont, Article 8, Mayor Compensation Measure (March 2022)
- Montpelier, Vermont, Article 9, Council Members Compensation Measure (March 2022)
August 9, 2022
- United States Senate election in Vermont, 2022
- United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 2022
- Vermont Attorney General election, 2022
- Vermont Auditor election, 2022
- Vermont gubernatorial election, 2022
- Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Vermont Secretary of State election, 2022
- Vermont Treasurer election, 2022
- Vermont State Senate elections, 2022
- Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2022
November 8, 2022
- United States Senate election in Vermont, 2022
- United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 2022
- Vermont Attorney General election, 2022
- Vermont Auditor election, 2022
- Vermont gubernatorial election, 2022
- Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Vermont Secretary of State election, 2022
- Vermont Treasurer election, 2022
- Vermont State Senate elections, 2022
- Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Vermont Proposal 2, Prohibit Slavery and Indentured Servitude Amendment (2022)
- Vermont Proposal 5, Right to Personal Reproductive Autonomy Amendment (2022)
Mayoral partisanship
Eleven state capitals held mayoral elections in 2022. Six Democratic incumbents and one Republican incumbent were re-elected. Three Democrats were elected to succeed outgoing Democratic incumbents. Ballotpedia was unable to determine the partisan affiliation of one state capital mayor who defeated a Republican incumbent.
Once mayors elected in 2022 assumed office, the mayors of 38 state capitals were affiliated with the Democratic Party, five were Republicans, one was independent, and two were nonpartisan. The partisan affiliation of four state capital mayors was unknown.
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About the city
- See also: Montpelier, Vermont
Montpelier is a city in Washington County, Vermont. As of 2020, its population was 8,074.
City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of Montpelier utilizes a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council, which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body, appoints a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the city council's policy and legislative initiatives.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Montpelier, Vermont | ||
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| Montpelier | Vermont | |
| Population | 8,074 | 643,077 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 10 | 9,217 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 94.2% | 93.6% |
| Black/African American | 0.6% | 1.3% |
| Asian | 2.2% | 1.6% |
| Native American | 0% | 0.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| Multiple | 3% | 2.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 2.4% | 2% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 97.3% | 93.5% |
| College graduation rate | 61.2% | 39.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $65,668 | $63,477 |
| Persons below poverty level | 4% | 10.8% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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